Thermal removal of PCDD/Fs from medical waste incineration fly ash - Effect of temperature and nitrogen flow rate

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-367

  Wu, Hai Long ^a   Lu, Sheng Yong ^a   Yan, Jian Hua ^a   Li, Xiao Dong ^a   Chen, Tong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bag filter; Dechlorination; Destruction; Medical waste incineration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DECHLORINATION; DESORPTION; FLOW RATE; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; LIME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION; BAG FILTERS; DESTRUCTION; DESTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HORIZONTAL TUBE FURNACES; INCINERATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATIONS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM OXIDE; NITROGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

DECHLORINATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; LABORATORY METHOD; NITROGEN; PCDD; PCDF; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECHLORINATION; DESTRUCTION; FILTER; FLOW RATE; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; FURNACE; INCINERATION; LABORATORY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 79957729534     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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